Towel holder



J. S. MILLER Nov. 17, 1931.

TOWEL HOLDER Filed Dec. 51. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet I N VEN TOR. James 5.fih'ZZer A TTORNE Y.

Nov. 17, 1931. J. s. MILLER 1,332,040

TOWEL HOLDER Filed Dec. 51. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. James 5. M1,ZZer A TTORNE Y.

Patented Nov. 17, 1931 a PATENT OFFICE JAMES Si MILLER, OF TRENTON, NEWJERSEY 'rownr. 110mm Application, filed December 31, 1929. Serial No.4r7,739.

- Thisi-nvention relates to paper towel holders.

The principal object of the'inven-tion is to provide a towelholderhaving a magazine for holding towels which will roll the ends ofthe towels into the desired shape to fit the head-rest of a dental chairor any other chair requiring a sanitary towel;

Another object of the invention is to provide a towel holder having amagazine for shaping the ends of the towels, so arranged that individualtowels can. be pulled. out of the magazine without disturbing the restof the staclr of towels.

Another object of the invention is to provide means to automaticallykeep the ends of all the towels curled in a desired shape regardless ofthe amount of towels in the magazine.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicienttowel holder having means to curl the ends of a towel, from whichindividual towels can be'pulled without tearing same.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a towelhol'derhaving resilient means to. keep the ends of the towels curled up.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter, compact in form, simple in operation, having relatively fewparts and arranged that the device can be fastened to the bottom orsides of a drawer of a dental or any other cabinet so as to be kept fromview or it may be fastened to a table or wall.

VVith the above and other objects in View the invention consists ingeneral of certain novel details. of construction and combinations ofparts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsl-ike char actors of reference indicate likeparts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a front view of the towel hold er.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is a top View thereof.

Figure 4 is a side View of a modified form of the towel holder.

Figure 5is a view of one of the towels ap plied to a head-rest of adental chair Figure 6 is a front view of a modified form of the towelholder.

Figure 7 is a side view thereof.

Figure 8- is a section on line 8-8 of F igure 6.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the metal scroll. I I

Figure 10 is a cross sectionalview of the empty scroll audits associateparts.

Figure 11 is a view of one of the towels. Figure 12 is a perspectiveView showin the frame of the towel holder attached to the sides of acabinet drawer.

Referring now to the drawings in detail numeral 1 designates the body ofthe holder composed of a trough 2 having an inclined back 3 andsupported by a stand 4:. The lower edge of the trough is formed with ahead 5 to which is hinged a curved fork member 6 integral with a curvedweight 7. As: seen in Figure 2 the curved weight memher 7 is adapted toswing on the bead 5 and hold the end 8 of the towels 9 in a curved form.At the upper edge of the weight memher-is formed head 10 forming acurved surface which contacts with the towels and prevents any tearingof same when pulled out.

As shown in Figure 1 the edge or bead 10 is arranged on a bias with theroll so that a greater-area of the bead can be in contact with the rolland thereby prevent the edges of the towels from unrolling when the rollbecomes smaller.

keeps them in a position to be extracted.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 2 the Weight? is dependedon to keep the ends; of the towels rolled up or in a curved positionwhile in Figure 4 the downwardly bent. lip 11 is used to keepthe towelsrolled up. As. the towels are gradually removed the i weight 7 of Figure2 and weight 13 of Figure at will swing down and still bear against thetowels with the same amount of pressure as when the magazine was filledup.

In Figure is shown the towels 9 applied to the head-rest 16 of a dentalchair 17. It will be noticed how the curved end 8 of the towel fitssnugly around the bottom of the headrest and out of the way of thepatient. This is one of the desirable features of the invention. Thetowels are kept in a rolled condition in the magazine and given apermanent curve at the ends so that they can snugly fit around thedental chair head-rest. Numeral 18 designates a clip fixed to the dentalchair for holding the straight end of the towel in place.

Figure 6 to Figure inclusive illustrate another. modification of thetowel holder. Numeral 19 designates the frame of the device preferablyfastened to the bottom of the cabinet drawer 20 or it can be fastened tothe sides thereof as shown in Figure 12. EX- tending from frame to frameand fitting in bearings 21 and 22 are rods 23 and 24 to which arefastened the ends 25 of a resilient metal scroll 26 used as a magazinefor the towels. The scroll is made of resilient metal which curls up tokeep the towels rolled up and yet allows them to be removed withouttearing. In filling up the metal scroll with the towels 9 the ends ofthe towels are placed against the straight portion 27 of the scroll andthe scroll with the towels allowed to roll up as shown in Figure 8. Thiswill give the ends of the towels a permanent curl so they can be usedaround the head-rest of a dental chair. Numerals 28 designates a set ofpivoted bars used to keep the rods 23 and 24 in their bearings. The rodsand the scroll can be removed or replaced by unscrewing the nuts 29 andlifting the bars on their pivots 30. The hearing 22 is elongated so asto allow for movement of the rod 24. As the towels are extracted thethickness of the bunch of towels and 34: which bear against the towelsand keep them in an upright position so they can handily be extracted.

Numeral 35 designates a set of frames for the towel holder for attachingthe device to the sides of a drawer. This frame is the same as frame 19with the exception of the clips 36 at the sides used for being fastenedin place.

It will thus be seen that I have provided 5 a simple and efficient towelholder which will keep the ends of the towels rolled up and give them apermanent set so they can be used around the head-rest of a dentalchair. The towels can be kept in a rolled condition regardless of thenumber in the magazine and can be extracted without tearing;

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. In a towel holder of theclass described, a curved magazine for holding a stack of towels, meansto give one end of the towels a permanent curl while allowing theopposite end to loosely protrude from said magazine, said meansincluding a trough, a bead at the lowest edge of the trough and a Weighthaving a fork member which hingedly engages said bead, the upper edge ofsaid weight bearing against said towels.

2. In a towel holder of the class described, a magazine for holding astack of towels having a beaded edge, and a weight hinged on said beadededge, the upper edge of said weight being diagonal and bearing againstsaid towels.

3. In a towel holder of the class described, the combination of a curvedmagazine having a beaded edge, a weight hinged to said beaded edge ofthe magazine, the upper edge of said weight disposed diagonally andhaving a beaded portion bearing against said towels.

4. In a towel holder of the class described, the combination of amagazine for holding a stack of towels, of means for keeping the ends ofthe towels in a curled position while allowing the opposite ends toloosely protrude from said magazine, and pivoted means bearing againstthe curled portion of the towels for preventing the towels fromuncurling, said pivoted means including a beaded edge on said magazineand a weight pivoted to said beaded edge.

5. In a towel holder of the class described, the combination of a curvedmagazine'for holding a stack of towels in a curled position whileallowing the opposite ends to loosely protrude from said magazine, and aweight hinged to said magazine and bearing against said looselyprotruding portion of the towels, the upper edge of said weight beingdiagonally disposed.

6. In a towel holder of the class described, the combination of'a curvedmagazine having a straight back for holding a stack of towels, means forkeeping the ends of the towels in a curled position while allowing theopposite ends to loosely protrude from said magazine, and a hingedweight bearing against said loosely protruding portion of the towels,the upper edge of said weight being diagonally disposed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES S. MILLER.

